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Do you guys where any hearing protection in the field? if so what?

No...But I don't shoot any thing with a muzzle brake on it...I do wear muffs or inserts when shooting any other time, but not while hunting...

I used amplified muffs when hunting varmints or culling and have plugs on me when hunting big game. I might not use the plugs for my own shot but if Im spotting for someone else I will slip them in.

I have thought about this too I see all the guys on tv are wearing the plugs with a neck strap. Where I hunt in the timber things happen pretty fast I don't have a lot of time to see animal and put in plugs but for antelope I might trying carring some. Always have muffs when practicing. I think it is a good idea not sure how practical but some of the time might be better than none of the time.

Exactly what i was thinking ehunter. Might as well carry them..

Happy Birthday, sportsfan7292. You're one day younger than me!

I carry plugs or muffs all the time. Sometimes you just don't have time... but stand hunting in TX I generally do.
I do some dove/duck, and finally at 43 bought a set of amplified muffs, won't hunt without them again.
Even have muffs for the lab to wear on the airboat.

Jeff

I use ear plugs on a metal head band when handgun hunting. I put them in before firing. I haven't missed a chance in the field by taking this step (other things have happened but that's another story). In any event, I'll continue to use them when firing a magnum revolver in the thick woods.

Thanks bulletbutt

Happy Birthday Sportsfan. Sorry I didn't notice. Hope you have a good one!

I use a walkers digital game ear combined with a hearing aid type ear plug to block noise.

When I shoot it cuts out the blast, but it does throw off your sense of direction a bit.

Happy birthday sportsfan.

spotshooter I have wondered about the walker ear do they pick up sounds pretty good from a distance I have a buddy that is always talking about it some times when we hear a bugle we cup our ears we look like dorks but it does work he is always talking about them. Now can you shoot with them right? You say it can mess up your balence were you kidding or being serious?

ehunter,

I use on in my left ear to block the blast from the muzzle.
I've lost about 25-40% of the hearing in my left ear ... due to shooting live fire.

Now there is a tad (small amount) of delay added to the sounds making it into my left ear so when I hear a sound it's normally about 30 degrees off from where I thought it was (for close sounds). For far off sounds I can crank the unit up if I want and then I can pick up turkeys purring in between the leaves they are stirring up. I normally keep it just at normal so it corrects my hearing loss.

Spot

Thanks spotshooter sorry about your ear but that is good to know I will pass it on to him. My ears are getting older too I find that I have to turn the volumn up on game days grin!

Thanks highbrass and ehunter! and thanks for talking talking up this forum.

One of our members hunts with a biggie handgun. Always takes the field wearing standard earmuffs. The right side is in place, while the left rests above his ear. At shooting time, even when a jack explodes out of a sage, while his right hand is drawing the gun his left is pulling down the left muff.

I have my hearing aids set up to turn off when I shoot. They work like ear plugs. The guy I bought them from set them up to turn off at the sound of gun fire. They tuen back on in12 sec. Very nice. The hearing aids are the best thing I ever bought. Iam only 30 and have had hearing lose at brith. They rock

Unlike the walker game ear my hearing aid doesn't introduce any delay. I haven't shot with it in yet to see if it clips the loud noises but I'm pretty sure it would.

Walkers game ear (digital) like I have costs around $400, a hearing aid on the other hand is $1,800 for a good one.

Spot

I use the walker digital camo muffs. They amplify sound by about 8-9 times and shut out any loud noise. Too many years in the Infantry has left my hearing pretty well shot so I need the amplification.

lost most of my hearing shooting or running heavy machinery, I carry a pair of caboflex ear protectors all the time where ever I go, even shooting the 22s with my kids. And they wear plugs also, I dont want them to end up like me